Improved sheep-seed



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J. KNUPP AND II. s.V ELLIOTT, oF'NEwPRosPnoT, oHIo.

- Lettere Peten: Ne.oo,o15, ezeeeez Neeember s?, 1866.V

SPECIFI'QATION-. TO ALL WHOM IT MA'Y CON CERN: i

Be it known that we, KNUPP & ELLIOTT, of New Prospect, in the county of Wayne, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful improvements in the mode of constructing Sheep-Sheds; and wedo hereby drawings, making part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view oi' the shed. Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of the same. Figure 3 is a transverse section. Y l Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the di'erent views.

declare that the following is a full and complete description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying` This barn consists of a light woodenv frame-work, as shown inA fig. 2, and maybe enclosed and shingled in` i the ordinary manner; it is also constructed in four sections, A B, iig. 1, and C D, iig. 2. t By this it will `be seen i that it is divided longitudinally and transversely into four fequal divisions ,`an`d are temporally locked together: by the ties E, figs. 1 and 2, and which may be unlocked and taken apart` for purposes hereafter` shownl Each i of these sections is mounted -upon runners F, figs. .1 and 2, to which reference` will hereafter be made. Gr, dig.` 1, are side doors through which the sheep enter the shed; H a door through which access is had to the stalls or pens for the purpose of feeding, Ste. The internal arrangement of the shed is asfollows: Through the entire length of the building is a passage way,`J, iig. 3, which is closed by the door, H, above referred to on each side of this passage is the e sheep room, K, which maybe divided finto stallsor `pens if so desired; a is ax feeding trough, running the length of the building, one on each side of the passage, and it is so arranged that one-half of the width of the trough is in the sheep room, and the other half in the passage. L, iig.y 2, are drop; .t doors, and are so hinged by the hook and eye, e', to the girt M, as to allow of their being raised in the passage way only; the purpose of these doors is to keep the sheep from getting through into the passage. N isa rail,` e and is so hinged to the girt, M, as to permit of its being turned upward; to this railare attached `the doors bythe;

hook and links, d.

Having thus'described the construction and,V internal arrangement hf the buildingpwe will now describe the e management `of theesame, which is as follows: l

The sheep are allowed to enter the shed 'by the doors, G, referred to, one being at each end of the side` division if grain is to be fed to the flock, 'it is placed in the trough fromV the passage, thusavoiding the necessity e oi` going Vamong them for that purpose, and thereby avoidingthe danger of spilling the grain, by thev crowding t I of the sheep to the trough, or the trouble of turning them out of the shed in` order to `feed them. Itfwill bel e t seen by 'this that the ock can be fed in rainy or stormy weather without exposing them to the severityof the storm. The doors L, being attached to the rail M, in the manner asA above described, theycan thereby be all .raised up at 'the'same time, and more or less as circumstances may require. Hayis fed to the ock by throwing i it along the passage close to the'trough, the doors being raised so that the sheep can reach through to it; Thus t.

it is at all times kept clean and protected from the storms.

When it is desired to move thisshed from one -pl'aceA topsnoth'er, `the several sections are detached, and `each e being placed upon runners as above stated, it can be drawn to any place desired, and again locked in the manner as above described. Or should it beso desired, each section may be used separately, or two sections together, 1

as may best suit the wants and convenience of the sheep-master. e

What we claim as our invention, and desire .tosecurc by Letters Patent, is

The construction and arrangement of ,a shed B, in combination with the trough d, doors I4, rail N, `and runners F, for the purpose and in the manner as set forth.

. .moors KNUPP, l HENRY s. ELLIOTT.

AWitnesses z" J. Bussines, SUSAN Comms. 

